Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15

tffu gotdhsaded caus; which no INTENDED u
present to. his friend. He then proceeded, t.
br. .Rayznonds oAcs,swho was seated IA hi
4hmir, laneuidly smoking ascigar.d ar- ~
A4Alh gfad tosse you, Old boy Taksa chair
lEGk6 youaSdlfat hos4essn- siti - se3t "ai
John Ki1nban took.A chair, and in s.voic>
husky with emotion said:r.'' " 9Ts'r.' =
sDoctor; 'Iscafne to thank you for your
Kindness last night. You are d regular Moses
/ You have Brought Inc, out OF the house 9:
bondage. You are also Ike Moses ~ othel
respects" ,ayg
| aIn what other PARTICULAR" :,
lyon can work miracles You hay. com
pletely, changed the nature Of my mother-in
| lag. She stayzjn her. room; and allows u.
/ young peop8e to do what we please" a.
aLala glad you are pleased, but there aE<
better things yet in store foreyou +HVe good
news for you" mn. . i2ati f:.a}'
HYou dent say %" ~ .~s;".. -" y
@Ycur wife's mother is going to move away
and let you and your wife keep house BY
vnurs6ardein 80. -n.f-0 -~, 500 sT A"".
avvhere sixhg going." '"' - '@"": % "'
s'SSt6ie5 is ccd5hmiIinge to lily hoGse."
Shave you got rooms to ieet," asked Kim
ball, very much Surprised, sS" s@' '' :"
arMyy dear friend, your im1io ther-inlaw IS 60
tlng; to marry ma"
.Kinbal' was. .as much surprised as ths
lightning when it. struck q magazine contain
ing $4,000 pounds Of powder. Ha gasped fol
breath His. fingers clutchad the. gold-headed
cane with the ~tenacity of a perspiring grasp
Of drummer clutching his grip-sack.
sNol,n mol" exclaimed -,Kimball,. that will
neversdo!R -"-n-.- -c":r 'es,~ : s""- "a
~Why not2 Tam doing it'more as a matter
Of accommodation oyouthan'anything else;
/ Thought you would go into ecstacies over
tbs gospel tidinggs "-s"- - '"' :
AYou are too kind I expect You win con.
sent to take her property, too" replied John
grasping tho cane firmly.
.aIf you have no ideltcaccyy i accepting it, ]
suppose We win let you have about half Of
YOU, mothenrinlaw,s proparty." =.
aAnd the. other half1" !..y t..- -. D.
aYaur .mother-in-law will know what to do
with it'll expect. You are q strange man. A
little while ago yoa- compared motto Moses
who led the children Of Israel out of the house
OF bondage, and now you glare At me as it
you could eat me up.". -i'r ~ ""''
II made a great mistake inacompArfhg You
10 Moses replied Kimball. ~ should have
compared you to the greedy children of Israel
wy~orshipbing the golden calf. SO you took. d
mean aIdvantageof my taking a little walk last
night t.. propose to my m~other:in'law, and
she accepted your" ...o, - !,
aTbat is about tho size OF. Il. I shall never
forget your. kindness in taking your wife
away last night 80, / could. get a chance to
converse with her mother. If you and her
daughter had remainedin- the room l would
never haye been able to pop the question.
My dear fellow, it is easier to make a New
York alderman GIVE Up IBIS "boodis than foe
me to she'd tears, hut you SEQ that I am so
moved With gratitude toward you that my
eyes are moist" and the doctor iniopped one
Of his eyes with, . corner Of his handkerchief.
aI'ye q notion to wear out this gold headed
cane on you, exclaimed John. .s.,..
"If l were in your place / wouldn't 10 that,
for If you don't treat your prospective father
in-law, with proper respect you may be cut of
with q shilling, and then o will have. to
work for a. living" said the doctor, quietly.
This view Of the case made John Pensive.
It even made him polite. '| tH''' o. "
ri thought; doctor, you: said that you were
never going to get married"
"That was before Isaw your wife's mother,
who, as you say, isa mostamiabls lady, whom
] n.eyer would have met il it bad. not been for
voc. l owe you.a debt Of gratitude, which /
can never repay. II l were president Of the
United StatesI would order a Thanksgiving
celebration, go -. ' ri
AOh, you needn't thank me" > replied John,
grinding his teeth. " - ~ 81
tJohn,'' continued the doctor. persnasively,
u want you To do your prospective fatber-in-
law a little favor. J. am going to call again
tonight, and. :s you Know, Mrs. Swiftly's
daugbteF'j is devotesily attached to her mother.
They are insepa:a.b!..:, You rave a great
deal Of influence with your wife, and as it is
very unpleasant to.have n third party around
am counting. could you not take Il
little walk with yohi wife and give me a
chance to be alone viii; her mother a little
while as you did last night! We want to
the details Of the wedding. You
know you said that you would do as much
for me-" .m -.,.. r..
:"lVelJ, you are a cool One.", :. --! .
-"CQme. now, John, . said the doctor, chang
ing his tone from raiIlery to seriousness, "let
us be sensible, Your mother-;n-]aw's real es-
tate on Fifth avenu IS So valuable, not to
speak Of her bonds aInrmortgages. that there
is abundance for us l,o-A She is willing to
give you your half al apafae. Relatives should
not quarrel. Shake" .,
They shook hands, but it was not a very
hearty shake on the part of Kimball. They
have, however, become, completely recon
ciled, and often indulge in a quiet laugh, but
On such occasions it is the doctor who laughs
heartier. John experiences much difficulty
in p%ersuading himself that the doctor did not
5 -
half of Mrs. Swift's fortune amounts to up
ward of $4,000. The s%on-in-law is out just
that amount, which fact is a in. impressive
Illustration of the warning that it is better to
bear the ills we have than to fy to others w
know not of.-A]exander e. Sweet in Arkan-
Traveller.
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